Combination tea and coffee pot



S. F. GUGGENHEIMER. COMBINATION TEA AND COFFEE POT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-15,1919.

'1 ,360,935. Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

um/who's UNITED STATES, PATENT OFFIC SYLVAN F. GUGGENHEIMER, 0F RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

COMBINATION TEA AND COFFEE POT.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, SYLVAN F. GUGGEN- HEIMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Tea and Coffee Pots; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a device for the making of tea, coffee and the like and particularly to a form of this apparatus in which there is a percolation of the fluid.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a simple, practicable, substantial and relatively inexpensive apparatus for increasing the efficiency with which coffee, tea and other materials may be treated to produce a delectable beverage and especially to improve devices of this kind to secure the effective treatment of the substance so as to obtain the flavors therefrom in the best manner.

With the above and other objects in view as will be rendered manifest to those versed in the art the invention consists in the construction, the combination, and in details and arrangements of the parts as more particularly described thereinafter relative to the improvement of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

The figure is acentral, vertical, sectional view through the device.

In the preferred embodiment of the in vention any suitably shaped and sized bearer or container may be utilized, here shown as in the form of a teapot 2 having a handle 4 at the opposite side, the top of the pot being open as at 5 to permit the ready insertion and removal of a tubular container or bowl 6 which is of sufliclent length so that its lower end will project downwardly to the bottom of a recess or depression 7 formed in the bottom of the pot 2 forming a tight joint therewith. The bowl or body part 6 extends upwardly and is provided with a chamber 8 of somewhat larger diameter than the tubular body part 6 and this may be coveredwith any suitable form of removable cover as 9 to permlt the insertion of the material to be treated into the chamber 8. This material is sup- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed August 15, 1919. Serial No.

neck or body portion 6.

Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

ported upon a transverse foraminous diaphragm 10 through which water late from-the upper chamber when the lower end of the tubular body 6 is elevated with respect to the seal forming basin 7 in which liquid will close the lower end of the tubular body 6 lmmersed therein. The substance being treated in the chamber 8 can be steeped to the desired length of time and then bv lifting the chamber with the depending tub ular portion 6 upwardly, the seal is broken and the liquid will percolate through the diaphragm 10 into the dispensing pot 2;

ny suitable means may be utilized to maintam the percolating chamber at the desired elevated position with respect to the pot 2 and a simple form of such means is shown as comprising a pawl or latch 12 pivoted at 13 upon a convenient portion of the pot or handle and having its swinging edge designed to engage the adjacent surface of the To increase the holding tendency of the pawl 12 one or the other of the contacting surfaces of the pawl I and the tube 6 or both can be corrugated or will quickly take effect and securely sup port the percolating portion at any desired vertical position. To conveniently release the pawl 12 from engagement with the percolator tube 6 the pawl may be provided with the trigger-like portion 15 extending upwardly or conveniently for access by the server.. By depressing the trigger 15, the pawl 12 may be elevated to a vertical position, allowing the tube 6 to descend and seat against the bottom of basin tight joint therewith.

0n the top of the member holding chamber 8 is mounted a pivoted handle 16.

fter the coffee or tea has been brewed a sufiicient length of time in the percolator and the liquid has been released by the breaking of the seal 7 sothat the brewed coffee has percolated through into the container 2, the percolator part 8 may be removed if desired and top 9 fitted into the opening of the container, or the entire apparatus may be placed on the table for service.

It is understood that the invention may be embodied in various shapes of devices and that the same can be altered and changed in details of construction within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

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Having thus described my invention What 7 2. A percolat'ng device comprising acon- I claim is: tainer having anopening in its top, a sec- 15 1. A percolatorcomprising, first, a con- 0nd container having an open-mouthed tubutainer having an opening in its top, and lar extensiomslidable in the opening in the second, a container comprising a tubular top and seating against the'bottom of said body movable vertically in said opening, first'container to form a seal therewith and said tubular body having imperforate sides having a foraminous transverse Wall above 20 and an open lower end adapted to seat the possible content level of said first conagainst the bottom of said first container tainer, and means for adjustably securing so' as to form a seal therewith, and a fosaid second container in elevated relation raminous transverse Wall in sa1d second con.- to sa1d firstmember.

- tainer located above the possible content In testimony whereof I afiix 1nv si nature. 25

level of said first container. SYLVAN F. GUGGENHEIjIER. 

